Director - D&I

Job Description

About Target: As a Fortune 50 company with more than 350,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of Americas leading retailers.Working at Target means the opportunity to help all families discover the joy of everyday life. Caring for our communities is woven into who we are, and we invest in the places we collectively live, work and play. We prioritize relationships, fuel, and develop talent by creating growth opportunities, and succeed as one Target team. At our core, our purpose is ingrained in who we are, what we value, and how we work. It s how we care, grow, and win together. About HR team Target Human Resources is well known for its signature ability to build the very best teams, and we infuse our work with Target s distinctive retail brand by continuously experimenting, evolving and innovating. With the chance to positively impact nearly 350,000 people worldwide in our stores, distribution centers and headquarters, you ll be a strategic partner to both the leaders and the team members who elevate and nurture the Target guest experience. Our dynamic, passionate and responsive team comprises specialized people-professionals from several diverse disciplines. We operate behind the scenes to create a progressive culture of value, respect, reward and professional advancement.As a Director Corporate Responsibility, Diversity & Inclusion you will be a key strategic partner for business leadership, Human Resources, and team members. Whether through consulting, advising, providing internal/external insights, or giving leaders and team members the guidance that they need to be successful, you will be a knowledgeable and committed resource. You ll make a positive impact on building a safe and inclusive work environment where all dimensions of difference are valued and represented, while all team members feel welcome and able to bring their authenticity to deliver results. You ll also help champion a diverse workforce where there is equity in hiring, development, and advancement regardless of a team members dimensions of difference. Responsible for building internal and external relationships, improving the company s reputation on prioritized issues and using creative and innovative solutions to drive impact to our communities. Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals.As a Director Corporate Responsibility, Diversity & Inclusion, youll take the lead as you
• Serve as subject matter expert to consult with the business leaders as well as HR partners to understand areas of CR and D&I opportunity to effectively build and align short term and long term company wide strategies and tactics to deliver enterprise and business results.
• Collaborate with partners to effectively integrate D&I into current business strategies and operational routines.
• Develop and implement an ecosystem of CR and D&I focused programs, resource groups, and other tactics to support a diverse and inclusive team and culture at Target in India while serving our communities.
• Develop and implement a holistic and comprehensive D&I learning and training strategy.
• Stay connected internally and externally, leveraging data, insights, and industry trends to lead, influence, support, and facilitate organizational change to foster D&I and CR.
• Build global partnerships with Target CR and D&I partners to understand and gather strategies, resources, data, and other inputs to inform Target in India s CR and D&I strategies and tactics.
• Act as a coach, trusted partner and confidant in helping leaders and team members build inclusion acumen through personal curiosity, immersive experiences and topical training.
• Lead visible cross-functional project teams to build solutions across a wide range of D&I related projects.
• Design, develop and manage the enterprise team member engagement strategy and programs focused on corporate giving, including Target Volunteers for current/former TMs, leadership participation and skills-based pro bono programs
• Lead the enterprise team member time and Target in India s financial giving campaigns strategy and execution.
• Support the enterprise s aspiration to establish a bold and always-on voice employment brand in the areas of CR and D&I.
Core responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs.About you:
• Bachelor s degree in any field
• 6-8 years of strategy development and/or work in human resources or diversity & inclusion
• Strong communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills; can design, develop, and deliver innovative solutions
• Proven track record or critical thinking; ability to leverage data and insights to influence and develop/track solutions
• Strong collaboration skills to partner with broad cross-functional teams; proven abilities to execute multiple tasks simultaneously with quality results
• Flexibility, resiliency and nimbleness; comfortable working in grey areas
• Ability to Influence a broad group of stakeholders, partners and senior leaders without direct authority
• Is flexible, resilient, and is willing to perform varying duties depending on the shifting needs of the company, the strategy, and the work.
• Connects and integrates strategies across multiple spaces easily.
• High levels of initiative and self-motivation
• Enterprise scale project management experience
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Keyskills :
behind the scenespro bonoproject teamsproblem solvinghuman resourcescritical thinkingproject managementbehavioral training